"Quite frankly, all the players are getting paid too much and all the contracts are too long," general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "But if you want to compete in this market and you want to win, there are some things you have to do."

“At the end of the day, we need some wins and we’ve played well with him so far,” Brodeur said. “You might as well try to get a little roll going. That’s one of the things that I think it’s going to be over the next few months because we got ourselves behind the eight ball. We need to win. He’s played more lately too, so it’s just the way it is. And he’s played really, really well, so it’s a pretty easy decision for the coach to make.”

“At the end of the day, we need some wins and we’ve played well with him so far,” Brodeur said. “You might as well try to get a little roll going. That’s one of the things that I think it’s going to be over the next few months because we got ourselves behind the eight ball. We need to win. He’s played more lately too, so it’s just the way it is. And he’s played really, really well, so it’s a pretty easy decision for the coach to make.”